Nernst Sign-Reversal in the Hexatic Vortex Phase of Weakly Disordered a-MoGe Thin Films

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Autori principali: Wu, Y., Roy, A., Dutta, S., Jesudasan, J., Raychaudhuri, P., Frydman, A.
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author Wu, Y.
Roy, A.
Dutta, S.
Jesudasan, J.
Raychaudhuri, P.
Frydman, A.
author_facet Wu, Y.
Roy, A.
Dutta, S.
Jesudasan, J.
Raychaudhuri, P.
Frydman, A.
contents The hexatic phase is an intermediate stage in the melting process of a 2D crystal due to topological defects. Recently, this exotic phase was experimentally identified in the vortex lattice of 2D weakly disordered superconducting MoGe by scanning tunneling microscopic measurements. Here we study this vortex state by the Nernst effect, which is an effective and sensitive tool to detect vortex motion, especially in the superconducting fluctuation regime. We find a surprising Nernst sign reversal at the melting transition of the hexatic phase. We propose that they are a consequence of vortex dislocations in the hexatic state which diffuse preferably from the cold to hot.
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spellingShingle Nernst Sign-Reversal in the Hexatic Vortex Phase of Weakly Disordered a-MoGe Thin Films
Wu, Y.
Roy, A.
Dutta, S.
Jesudasan, J.
Raychaudhuri, P.
Frydman, A.
Superconductivity
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
The hexatic phase is an intermediate stage in the melting process of a 2D crystal due to topological defects. Recently, this exotic phase was experimentally identified in the vortex lattice of 2D weakly disordered superconducting MoGe by scanning tunneling microscopic measurements. Here we study this vortex state by the Nernst effect, which is an effective and sensitive tool to detect vortex motion, especially in the superconducting fluctuation regime. We find a surprising Nernst sign reversal at the melting transition of the hexatic phase. We propose that they are a consequence of vortex dislocations in the hexatic state which diffuse preferably from the cold to hot.
title Nernst Sign-Reversal in the Hexatic Vortex Phase of Weakly Disordered a-MoGe Thin Films
topic Superconductivity
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.10805